Friday, July 10th – Magic 2010 is a downright interesting set, dripping with flavor and lighting up the eyes with untapped potential. As a veteran spellcaster of a decade plus, whose first Core Set was the last Core Set to feature Ball Lightning and Lightning Bolt, this feels somehow like a homecoming to me.
Friday, July 10th – Regular readers know I’m not exactly thrilled with the Standard format right now, especially since enough half-way decent players netdeck the usual Tier 1 suspects at my local tournaments so that any interesting “Tier X†decks I cook up tend to end up getting crushed along the way.
Friday, July 10th – There are many decisions a competitive Magic player has to make at a tournament to be successful. There is one key decision, however, that occurs before a tournament, one that limits or expands a player’s ability to win in Constructed Magic. This is the choice of which deck to play.
Friday, July 10th – In last week’s article, Ben gave his thoughts about the financial potential of the Magic 2010 set. In this week’s column, Ben talks about why M10 is the best singles set in the modern age, his thoughts on the theme of Zendikar, and how the new design philosophy will affect future pricing. In addition, find out which card Ben feels will be the potential breakout in Extended due to the new M10 Rules Changes!
Thursday, July 9th – Sideboarding, Magic’s forgotten art. It seems that a lot of people leave finalizing their substitute fifteen until the very last minute before registration closes. We’ve all been there, sleeving up our sixty-card decks and pondering the sideboard options. Today, Paulo shares the secret of perfecting your sideboard mere minutes before the first round starts. This is unmissable for any folk with high-level tournament aspirations…
Thursday, July 9th – The mantra of “perfect practice makes perfect†is one of the most important lessons I have ever been taught, and I have applied it to everything I try and do throughout my life. It’s simple, really: the output often ends up matching the quality of input; or, in other words, what you put into a task is proportional to the result you achieve.
Thursday, July 9th – Cedric Phillips, the voice of White Weenie, brings us an in-depth examination of Kithkin post-M10 rotation. While there are a host of possible inclusions, Cedric doesn’t believe that there’s a great deal to improve the current deck. It seems that Kithkin are likely to be one of the more potent strategies come U.S. Nationals… What does this mean for those planning to run with Wizened Cenn?
Thursday, July 9th – The complete M10 spoiler is out. It is time to crunch some numbers and look at the impact on Limited. I may even comment on a couple of cards, but given my past history of reviewing cards, I’ll keep that to a minimum. I will throw in at least one new deck.
Thursday, July 9th – On The Mana Drain forums last December, Rich Shay wrote the following, which is one of my favorite statements of all-time from a tournament report: “I have a first turn Llanowar Elf. He casts Ancestral
Wednesday, July 8th – Manuel Bucher and Olivier Ruel continue their excellent examination of Shards of Alara draft. Today’s conversations revolve around the classic Shards three-color archetypes: Esper, Grixis, Naya, and Jund. And Bant, although the archetype receives little love…
Wednesday, July 8th – M10 is almost upon us, and Kyle Sanchez is looking at Standard options for the upcoming U.S. Nationals. Today’s Down And Dirty sees Kyle packing a selection of interesting lists, largely informed by those decks seeing powerful play and success in the present metagame.
Wednesday, July 8th – Hall of Famer Olivier Ruel takes us through an 8-4 draft queue on Magic Online. He shares some comprehensive thoughts about both the picks and the games, and talks us through each step of the way! If you’re looking to improve your Limited game, this is the article series for you!
Wednesday, July 8th – For his final article for StarCityGames.com, Zac Hill waxes lyrical over his self-made transformation from student to Wizards of the Coast employee. He also shares his Top 4 Standard list from Malaysian Nationals. Thanks for all the great articles, Zac!
Wednesday, July 8th – Prereleases for the new core set, Magic 2010, are happening around the world this weekend. After that, Launch parties on the 16-18th will be where most of the FNM crowd will be spending their dough. That weekend also marks the end of 10th Edition as the core set in Standard, with M10 functioning for the next 15 months, until it rotates in October-ish of 2011. With that in mind, today we’re going to examine M10 from a variety of different angles…
Wednesday, July 8th – I love Alpha, and just last week, WotC reminded us that they have sheets of cards from the first set in their offices. They used the set as inspiration for the new M10, which sounds like the highway that goes through Ypsilanti, by the way (Michigan State Route 10). Let’s go drive the M10.
